Definition of barbed

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  • barbed is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • barbed is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • barbed is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of barbed

  • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. barbellate
    2. briary
    3. briery
    4. bristled
    5. bristly
    6. burred
    7. burry
    8. prickly
    9. setaceous
    10. setose
    11. spiny
    12. thorny
  • capable of wounding (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a barbed compliment

    Synonyms

    1. biting
    2. mordacious
    3. nipping
    4. pungent

See definition of barbed in Merriam Webster